HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) As President-elect Joe Biden lays out his stimulus proposal, one key plan he has is to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Currently, the minimum wage is at $7.25 an hour, which was set in 2009. No one working 40 hours a week should live below the poverty line, said Biden while addressing the nation Thursday regarding his stimulus proposal. He added, That s what it means if you work for less than $15 an hour and work 40 hours a week, you re living in poverty.
ABC13 asked Houston-area business owners and workers their thoughts on the proposal. Hopefully they ll do a gradual increase over the next few years and bottom line, we re going to have to increase prices, said Danny Hart with the Galveston Restaurant Group.